Pawel Cibicki's substitution confusion

After going 2-0 up, Thomas Christiansen reacted by immediately hauling off Ezgjan Alioski, with Eunan O'Kane coming on in his place, Kalvin Phillips being pushed up to the No.10 role and Samu Saiz moving out to the left as a result.

And the manager made a third change with just 10 minutes to go as he looked to bring Matthew Pennington on to shore things up defensively.

But fourth official Andy Woolmer got the numbers wrong on the electronic board and it initially looked as if Pawel Cibicki, who came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Caleb Ekuban, would be coming off.

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Cibicki had impressed on his belated Championship debut and set up Kemar Roofe's second of three goals but the situation prompted confusion, with the Swede looking puzzled towards the bench.

But he was spared the embarrassment of being subbed as a sub - or, alternatively, receiving a rapturous applause from the away fans - as it was corrected so that it was Ronaldo Vieira who came off instead.

One of Vieira's final contributions to the game was to see off one of QPR's midfielders, which he had done anyway in a thoroughly dominant central midfield display at Loftus Road.

But when Josh Scowen fancied his chances in a 50/50 with the Leeds midfielder, he went flying in to the challenge full-blooded, only to come out worse.

Scowen was ultimately forced off through the injury, with his misery compounded by chants of 'you're just a soft southern b***ard' from the away end.

Ronaldo Vieira was exceptional for Leeds United at QPR

Vieira, meanwhile, who was on the receiving end of the challenge, simply dusted himself down and resumed business in the middle of midfield.

It proved to be his final act ahead of being replaced by Pennington - and it felt fitting after such a battling performance.

Kemar Roofe's celebration for goal number three goes horribly wrong

Caught up in the emotion of scoring a hat-trick following his move from left wing to right wing to centre forward, you can forgive what happened to Kemar Roofe as he toasted his game-clinching third goal.

Roofe had sprinted the length of the pitch to keep pace with Samu Saiz before collecting the ball, evading the challenge of a defender and tucking into the back of the net to secure victory for Leeds and he was quick to show the fans how much it meant to him.

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He darted over to the away fans but as he lapped up the applause, his feet gave way at just the wrong moment and he ended up on his backside in front of the travelling supporters.

The hat-trick hero didn't seem overly bothered and neither did the fans as they revelled in a valuable three points and the knowledge they have a forward capable of racking up the goals.

Thomas Christiansen's mid-game message to Gaetano Berardi

The Swiss full-back had struggled at times during the opening period but Thomas Christiansen showed his man management abilities by calling over Gaetano Berardi for a pep talk during the first half.

Kemar Roofe had just taken a whack on the far side from Jake Bidwell and signalled that he had suffered a head injury, prompting a slight delay in play that annoyed QPR fans as their side tried to build ahead of steam.

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Christiansen beckoned Berardi over to him and gestured that his left-back needed to push up and press QPR higher in his defensive duties as the home side had enjoyed too much space down that side.

The message appeared to eventually get through and QPR's attacking threat on that flank was diminished in the second half, owing to the manager's intervention.

QPR fans try to taunt Leeds fans - and it doesn't work

In what was otherwise a pretty dull first half of football, there was a hilarious incident just moments before the interval.

The stadium announcer confirmed that no alcohol would be served to Leeds fans on the concourse in the away end during the half-time break.

QPR fans, who had been silent compared to the raucous away following throughout the entire 45 minutes, were quick to try and mock Leeds supporters by chanting: 'You're not drinking any more' after being subjected to taunts about their lack of support to their team.